South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia Southern Eagles
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 61
67 - 61
Stevens clutch as South Alabama tops Georgia Southern 67-61
The eighth-seeded Jaguars (14-18) meet fourth-seeded Louisiana-Lafayette in the quarterfinals on Friday.
South Alabama raced to a 36-21 lead as Georgia Southern shot just 20 percent in the first half. The fifth-seeded Eagles (14-17) worked their way back into the game and were down four when Stevens hit a 3-pointer to make it 59-52 with 2:01 to play.
Mike Hughes hit a 3 for George Southern at 1:31 that made it 61-55 but with a minute left, Stevens converted a 3-point play.
Shaq Calhoun had 15 points, Nick Stover 14, Ken Williams 13 and John Brown 12 for South Alabama.
Ike Smith and Tookie Brown had 15 points apiece for Georgia Southern.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mike Hughes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ike Smith. | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ike Smith Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Shaq Calhoun missed Free Throw. | 67 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Coye Simmons. | 67 - 58 |
Statistics
 USA |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-65 | FG | 19-57 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-24 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 15-20 | FT | 19-30 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 25 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 22 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Lakefront Arena
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |